Prerequisites
Applicants to the MS CSIS must have a strong overall academic record and have successfully completed the undergraduate level prerequisites in computer science and information systems courses or their equivalent:
- Two programming courses
- Data structures
- Database
- Software engineering or analysis and design
- Data communications or networking
- Business core: financial accounting, marketing, finance and management
Placement Tests/Work Experience
- Placement tests may be administered to incoming students at the discretion of the advisory committee to assist with the evaluation of deficiencies.
- Professional experience may be accepted for some of the prerequisite coursework. Professional experience and/or coursework from other institutions must be approved by the MS CSIS Advisory Committee. Professional experience and/or technical certifications will be evaluated on a case by case basis for any prerequisite substitution.
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams may be taken to satisfy MKT 340, MGT 350, and ACG 201 prerequisites.
UNCW Prereq Equivalents
- Programming: CSC 131 - Introduction to Computer Science I (Java I - please note that the programming course can be any language)
- Advanced Programming: (select one) CSC 331 - Object-oriented programming or MIS 316 - Computer Applications and Concepts (Visual Basic.Net)
- Data Structures: CSC 231 - Data Structures
- Database (select one): CSC 455 - Database Management Systems or MIS 315- Management of Databases
- Software Engineering or Systems Analysis: (select CSC 450 or (MIS 411 & 413)) CSC 450 - Software Engineering or MIS 411 - Software Analysis & MIS 413 - Software Design
- Communications (select one): CSC 344 - Computer Networks or MIS 323 - Business Telecommunications
- Business Foundation Courses: ACG 201 - Financial Accounting; MKT 340 - Principles of Marketing; MGT 350 - Principles of Management; FIN 335 - Financial Management.
- Students may take these undergraduate courses OR an online BUS 500 Summer II course that incorporates the foundations of business in one 3-credit hour course.
Management Information Systems Course Descriptions
Application Deadlines:
Fall 2022:
Deadline - June 15, 2021
Decisions are made on a rolling basis, so apply early.
Some scholarships for the next academic year are available beginning in February and close in April. You must be an admitted student in order to apply for these scholarships.
Contact Dr. Ron Vetter